[l2ridehd]

The written word and the face to face meeting are actually what "you" perceive them to be. Once you form an opinion of someone based on what they have written, you will make that perception fit when you meet them. Thus the majority believe that people are what they expected them to be.

However it really depends on how well people express themselves. Some do it really well verbally and others by writing. VERY few do both well. Some don't do either well. So those that judge someone based on what they write, should reserve a little time when you meet to get to know them before you conclude that your first (perception of the written word only) was correct. I find that my best approach is to give everyone the benefit of the doubt until they prove to me they really are someone I don't want to associate with.

It all goes back to how we learn. Some of us learn well verbally and others visually and again, not many of us can learn both ways well. So my best advise to all is to reserve judgement until you get to know someone both ways and not let your perceptions from the past rule your future. Just a lesson learned from the past.